Hey everybody, Rob here. So, far from the ticker tape and confetti send-off I was promised in 1940's war movies (you know, where the hero comes home from the eastern front, re-unites with his long lost sweetheart and rides off into the sunset)...my exit from the Marine Corps was rather anti-climactic. After 36 hours of harried errands (turning in field gear, doing a final medical checkup, whatever), I quite literally picked up a my discharge papers from some administrative clerk I didn't know, and left. That was it. I suppose that it's par for the course for my career, but after 10 years I thought the occasion would be a little more notable? Guess not. I didn't even get to hang up my spurs!
However - let me not digress from the point of this post - I'm a civilian! That's right...a happy father-to-be, without rank or office, can't wait to join the suited and tied masses on their lemming commute to work every morning. Now I just have to figure out a hobby (I realized this week that I have none, no time for them), and I'll be somewhat normal. Any ideas?
And, I realized that I should probably do some celebrating, but I have no idea what to do. I'm open if you guys have suggestions for either category (celebratory or hobby-related). I'm thinking flight lessons (for the hobby), but Danielle's not too keen on that yet. I'm working on her.
To all of you kind readers who have known either Danielle or I for any amount of time, thank you for your support and prayers throughout that frenetic roller-coaster of an experience that was 'our life in the service,' we couldn't have made it through without you guys.
And on that note, I'll leave you with a little George Michael, talking about my new favorite thing - Freedom.
Cheers,
Rob
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13 years ago
4 comments:
Congrats Rob! Sorry to hear it was rather anti-climatic... fanfare for all your hardwork (and you know, wartime) would have been nice. However, we are so happy to have you home on the P street! Welcome to civilian life!
Rob - welcome to "normal"...it's a fun place to be...not gonna lie :)
in all seriousness, just want to say thanks...thanks for choosing the marines...thanks for choosing to do something for someone you may never meet...it wasn't always easy, but patriotism and bureaucracy never are, but thanks anyway!
Let us know when the two of you are free, and the first drink is on us!
go on as many dates as you can between now and when rockstar comes! that's a fun way to celebrate :).
congrats on civilianhood! i know it's such a breath of fresh air for you guys.
Thanks for your service to our country and all the other ones, Rob!
Hobby? um...underwater basket weaving? er...I mean scuba diving. :-)
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